=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:BRAZO FLUX
NIIN:00-255-4572
MSDS Number: BDPDL
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:UNION CARBIDE
Emergency Phone Num:304-744-3487
CAGE:07098
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:UNION CARBIDE
Phone:800-822-4357
CAGE:07098
Company:UNION CARBIDE CORP   LINDE DIV
Address:39 OLD RIDGEBURY RD
Box:City:DANBURY
State:CT
ZIP:06817-0001
Country:US
Phone:800-822-4357; 304-744-3487
CAGE:36346

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:SODIUM TETRABORATE, DECAHYDRATE
CAS:1303-96-4
RTECS #:VZ2275000
Fraction by Wt: <20%
OSHA PEL:10 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:5 MG/M3; 9192

Name:BORIC ACID
CAS:10043-35-3
RTECS #:ED4550000
Fraction by Wt: <85%

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Effects of Overexposure:SKIN & EYE IRRIT.BRAZNG/GAS WELDING PRODUCT
    FUMES WHICH CAN HARM HEALTH & HEARING.RADIATN-INJURE EYE

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:WASH SKIN THOROUGHLY W/SOAP & WATER.FLUSH EYES IMMED. W/WATER
    FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN,CALL MD.IF INGESTED,CALL MD.IF BREATHING
    DIFFICULT,GIVE OXYGEN,CALL MD. SEE SUPP DATA.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:WILL NOT BURN, USE WATER TO COOL

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID BRTHG OF DUST.SCOOP UP MATERIAL & FLUSH
    RESIDUE W/WATER TO CHEMICAL SEWER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:WELDING FUMES CANNOT BE CLASSIFIED
    SIMPLY.COMPOSITN & QUANTITY DEPENDENT ON ALLOY BEING WELDED &
    MATERIALS USED.STORE IN CLOSD CONTAINERS,DRY CONDTNS
Other Precautions:ABSORPTN OF BORIC ACID THRU DAMAGE SKIN OR INHALATN
    MAY RESULT IN DEPRESSN SHOCK,RESP & CIRC.FAILURE,COMA & DEATH. IT
    ISNOT ABSORBED THRU INTACT SKIN.INGESTN MAY CAUSE
    NAUSEA,VOMIT,DIARHEA,DEA

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPIRATORY PROTECTN FOR
    EXPOSURE OF CONCERN
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES
Protective Gloves:WELDING GLOVES
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:FLAME RETARDANT CLOTHING RECOMMENDED.SEE
    ANSI Z49.1
Supplemental Safety and Health
TLV GIVEN FOR WELDING FUME (TOTAL PARTICULATE NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED)
    PRODUCT USED AS BRAZNG/WELDNG FLUX CREATES FUMES & GASES,AS WELL AS
    INFRARED RADIATION.EXACT COMPOSITN DEPENDS ON WELD R

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:V1
Spec Gravity:1.625
Solubility in Water:MODERATE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE POWDER, NO CHARACTERISTIC ODOR

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
BORIC ACID CAN REACT W/SOME BASES TO FORM BORATE SALTS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:IN WELDING,DEPENDS ON ROD
    EXPECTD-OXIDES OF FE,CU,MN,SI & C

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:ISOLATED,PROTECTED DUMPING OR CONTROLLED BURNING
    IN ACCORDANCE W/LOCAL,STATE & FEDERAL REGS.

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